Academic Vocabulary
What is to summarize?
To tell the main points of a story.
What is the setting?
The time and place of a story.
What is "and"?
The word you use to combine two sentences that have similar subjects.
Where is Siroj from?
India
What is your Ms. Vidal's first name?
Grisel
What is a Turn and Talk?
This is an activity where you turn your body to a classmate and talk about your answers or thoughts.
What is the conflict?
The main problem in a story.
What is "because"?
The word you use to combine two sentences if the second sentence is the reason for the first one.
What does "twisty stomach" represent in Pappadum Pizza?
The emotion Devon feels when his sister goes to college.
What is Ms. Vidal's dog's name?
Ori
What is an assessment?
A way for teachers to check what you know, which can be a quiz, project, or class questions.
What is the theme?
The message of a story
What is a comma? (AND)
You must always use this punctuation before the word "and" when combining two sentences with different subjects.
Example: My pizza is cold, and my shoes are wet.
What does Devon's mom call Siroj's cooking when she smells it?
Wonderful
A quiz/project/presentation & mafia (games)!
What is to reflect?
To think about what you learned or did; to look back on something.
What is the narrator?
This is the person who tells the events of the story
What is a comma? (BECAUSE)
You need this punctuation after the first clause when a sentence starts with "because"
Example: Because I didn't study, I don't know the answer.
What emotion does Devon feel at the end of the story when he and Siroj are making messes?
Satisfied, Happy
Name Ms. Vidal's favorite student.
Everyone!